Babesendleleni bekhuphukela eJerusalema; uJesu wayehamba phambi kwabo; ababelandela babethukile, besaba. Wayesethatha futhi abayishumi nambili, waqala ukubatshela okuzakumehlela, ethi: “Bhekani, sikhuphukela eJerusalema; iNdodana yomuntu izakukhashelwa kubapristi abakhulu nababhali; bazakuyinqumela ukuba ife, bayikhaphele kwabezizwe; bazakuyiklolodela, bayikhafulele ngamathe, bayishaye, bayibulale; kepha emva kwezinsuku ezintathu izakuvuka.”
Kwase kusondela kuye oJakobe noJohane amadodana kaZebedewu, bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, siyathanda ukuba usenzele lokhu esizakukucela kuwe.”
Wathi kubo: “Nifuna ukuba nginenzeleni na?”
Bathi kuye: “Siphe ukuba sihlale, omunye ngakwesokunene sakho, omunye ngokwesokhohlo sakho enkazimulweni yakho.”
Kepha uJesu wathi kubo: “Anikwazi enikucelayo. Ningasiphuza yini isitsha engisiphuzayo mina, nibhapathizwe ngombhapathizo engibhapathizwa ngawo na?”
Bathi kuye: “Singakwenza.”
UJesu wathi kubo: “Isitsha engisiphuzayo mina niyakusiphuza, nibhapathizwe ngombhapathizo engibhapathizwa ngawo mina; kepha ukuhlala ngakwesokunene sami nangakwesokhohlo akusikho okwami ukuphana ngakho, kodwa kungokwalabo abakulungiselweyo.”
Bathi ukuzwa lokho abayishumi, baqala ukuthukuthelela oJakobe noJohane. UJesu wayesebabiza, wathi kubo: “Niyazi ukuthi abathiwa babusa izizwe bazenza amakhosi phezu kwazo, nezikhulu zazo ziphethe amandla phezu kwazo. Kepha akunjalo phakathi kwenu, kodwa yilowo nalowo ofuna ukuba mkhulu phakathi kwenu makabe yisikhonzi senu, nalowo ofuna ukuba ngowokuqala phakathi kwenu makabe yinceku yabo bonke. Ngokuba nayo iNdodana yomuntu ayizelanga ukukhonzwa kepha ukukhonza nokunikela ukuphila kwayo, kube yisihlengo sabaningi.”
Khona bafika eJeriko. Kwathi esaphuma eJeriko nabafundi bakhe nesixuku esikhulu, indodana kaThimewu uBartimewu, isinxibi esiyimpumputhe, wayehlezi ngasendleleni. Wathi ukuba ezwe ukuthi nguJesu waseNazaretha, waqala ukumemeza ethi: “Jesu, Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele!”
Abaningi bamkhuza, bathi kathule; kepha kwayikhona wamemeza kakhulu, ethi: “Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele!”
Wayesema uJesu, wathi: “Mbizeni.”
Bayibiza impumputhe, bathi kuyo: “Yima isibindi, usukume; uyakubiza.” Yayisilahla ingubo yayo, yagxuma, yaya kuJesu.
UJesu washo kuyo, wathi: “Ufuna ukuba ngikwenzeleni na?”
Impumputhe yathi kuye: “Rabuni, ukuba ngibone.”
UJesu wathi kuyo: “Hamba-ke; ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile.” Yayisibona khona lapho, yamlandela endleleni.
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